Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.